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gonfaloniere

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gonfaloniere

In Medieval and Renaissance Italy, an official responsible for a specific area of a city. In Florence the title was attached to the chief member of the council of magistrates. The word derives from gonfalone (military banner), which, by extension, also came to mean a subdivision of a city with its own section of militia.



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These chose an executive, the gonfaloniere di giustizia or standard bearer of justice, whose position roughly corresponded with that of a modern-day president or prime minister.
Saved by a miracle: in 1402 A.D., a miracle saved the Florentine ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
Spinello di Lapo de'Girolami, who had served as gonfaloniere di giustizia in 1301, may have provided funds for the reliquary, but he died around 1320 - over a decade before it was made.
A French king and a magic ring: the Girolami and a relic of St. ... by Cornelison, Sally J. / Renaissance Quarterly
On 1 November 1502 the office of gonfalonier, the Republic's highest executive office, was transformed from a bimonthly to a life term as Piero Soderini became Florence's first gonfaloniere for life for the express purpose of rendering the government of the city more stable and efficient.
Perche non si usa allegare i Romani: Machiavelli and the Florentine ... by Hornqvist, Mikael / Renaissance Quarterly
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